.NET: Declarative Agents (#1301)

* AgentFactory abstractions and ChatClient implementation

* Add a getitng started sample

* Update to latest M.B.OM

* Add some additional samples

* Work in progress

* Merge latest from main

* Start to add support for using different kinds of connections

* Remove IsSupported

* Remove IsSupported

* Refactor code to create clients to support DI

* Add some unit tests

* Update based on the latest code review feedback

* Add support for OOB tools when using persistent agent sdk

* Fix sample naming

* Fix error based on latest MEAI

* Update M.B.OM package to latest

* Update to the latest M.B.OM release

* Remove some obsolete helper methods

* Update to the latest M.B.OM version

* Fix broken unit test

* Update MCP sample

* Bump to latest M.B.OM release

* Update to latest M.B.OM release

* Update to latest M.B.OM release

* Switch to using ExternalModel

* Update to latest M.B.OM

* Resolve merge conflicts

* All tests pass

* All tests pass

* Start to clean up the code

* Start to clean up the code

* More clean up

* More clean up

* More clean up

* Fix apiType checks

* Run dotnet format

* Fix typo

* Address code review feedback

* Add all properties for MCP tool

* Address code review feedback

* Address code review feedback

* Fix merge

* Undo warnings

* Undo test change

* More copilot feedback

* Make class sealed

* Address additional core review feedback

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Co-authored-by: Mark Wallace <markwallace@microsoft.com>
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<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
<PropertyGroup>
<OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
<TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
<Nullable>enable</Nullable>
<ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
</PropertyGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.OpenAI" />
<PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Bot.ObjectModel" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Bot.ObjectModel.Json" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Bot.ObjectModel.PowerFx" />
</ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\src\Microsoft.Agents.AI.Declarative\Microsoft.Agents.AI.Declarative.csproj" />
<ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\src\Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI\Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI.csproj" />
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// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
// This sample shows how to create an agent from a YAML based declarative representation.
using Azure.AI.OpenAI;
using Azure.Identity;
using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
var endpoint = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT") ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT is not set.");
var deploymentName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT_NAME") ?? "gpt-4o-mini";
// Create the chat client
IChatClient chatClient = new AzureOpenAIClient(
new Uri(endpoint),
new AzureCliCredential())
.GetChatClient(deploymentName)
.AsIChatClient();
// Define the agent using a YAML definition.
var text =
"""
kind: Prompt
name: Assistant
description: Helpful assistant
instructions: You are a helpful assistant. You answer questions in the language specified by the user. You return your answers in a JSON format.
model:
options:
temperature: 0.9
topP: 0.95
outputSchema:
properties:
language:
type: string
required: true
description: The language of the answer.
answer:
type: string
required: true
description: The answer text.
""";
// Create the agent from the YAML definition.
var agentFactory = new ChatClientAgentFactory(chatClient);
var agent = await agentFactory.CreateFromYamlAsync(text);
// Invoke the agent and output the text result.
Console.WriteLine(await agent!.RunAsync("Tell me a joke about a pirate in English."));
// Invoke the agent with streaming support.
await foreach (var update in agent!.RunStreamingAsync("Tell me a joke about a pirate in French."))
{
Console.WriteLine(update);
}
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<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
<PropertyGroup>
<OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
<TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
<Nullable>enable</Nullable>
<ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
</PropertyGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" />
<PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.Agents.Persistent" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Bot.ObjectModel" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Bot.ObjectModel.Json" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Bot.ObjectModel.PowerFx" />
</ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\src\Microsoft.Agents.AI.Declarative.AzureAI\Microsoft.Agents.AI.Declarative.AzureAI.csproj" />
</ItemGroup>
</Project>
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// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
// This sample shows how to load an AI agent from a YAML file and process a prompt using Azure OpenAI as the backend.
using System.ComponentModel;
using Azure.Identity;
using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
var endpoint = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT") ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT is not set.");
var deploymentName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT_NAME") ?? "gpt-4o-mini";
// Read command-line arguments
if (args.Length < 2)
{
Console.WriteLine("Usage: DeclarativeAgents <yaml-file-path> <prompt>");
Console.WriteLine(" <yaml-file-path>: The path to the YAML file containing the agent definition");
Console.WriteLine(" <prompt>: The prompt to send to the agent");
return;
}
var yamlFilePath = args[0];
var prompt = args[1];
// Verify the YAML file exists
if (!File.Exists(yamlFilePath))
{
Console.WriteLine($"Error: File not found: {yamlFilePath}");
return;
}
// Read the YAML content from the file
var text = await File.ReadAllTextAsync(yamlFilePath);
// TODO: Remove this workaround when the agent framework supports environment variable substitution in YAML files.
text = text.Replace("=Env.AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT_NAME", deploymentName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
var endpointUri = new Uri(endpoint);
var tokenCredential = new AzureCliCredential();
// Create the agent from the YAML definition.
var agentFactory = new AggregatorAgentFactory(
[
new OpenAIChatAgentFactory(endpointUri, tokenCredential),
new OpenAIResponseAgentFactory(endpointUri, tokenCredential),
new OpenAIAssistantAgentFactory(endpointUri, tokenCredential)
]);
var agent = await agentFactory.CreateFromYamlAsync(text);
// Example function tool that can be used by the agent.
[Description("Get the weather for a given location.")]
static string GetWeather(
[Description("The city and state, e.g. San Francisco, CA")] string location,
[Description("The unit of temperature. Possible values are 'celsius' and 'fahrenheit'.")] string unit)
=> $"The weather in {location} is cloudy with a high of {(unit.Equals("celsius", StringComparison.Ordinal) ? "15°C" : "59°F")}.";
// Create agent run options
var options = new ChatClientAgentRunOptions(new()
{
Tools = [AIFunctionFactory.Create(GetWeather, name: nameof(GetWeather))]
});
// Invoke the agent and output the text result.
Console.WriteLine(await agent!.RunAsync(prompt, options: options));
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<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
<PropertyGroup>
<OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
<TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
<Nullable>enable</Nullable>
<ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
</PropertyGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.OpenAI" />
<PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Bot.ObjectModel" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Bot.ObjectModel.Json" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Bot.ObjectModel.PowerFx" />
</ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\src\Microsoft.Agents.AI.Declarative\Microsoft.Agents.AI.Declarative.csproj" />
<ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\src\Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI\Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI.csproj" />
</ItemGroup>
</Project>
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// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
// This sample shows how to load an AI agent from a YAML file and process a prompt using Azure OpenAI as the backend.
using System.ComponentModel;
using Azure.AI.OpenAI;
using Azure.Identity;
using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
var endpoint = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT") ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT is not set.");
var deploymentName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT_NAME") ?? "gpt-4o-mini";
// Create the chat client
IChatClient chatClient = new AzureOpenAIClient(
new Uri(endpoint),
new AzureCliCredential())
.GetChatClient(deploymentName)
.AsIChatClient();
// Read command-line arguments
if (args.Length < 2)
{
Console.WriteLine("Usage: DeclarativeAgents <yaml-file-path> <prompt>");
Console.WriteLine(" <yaml-file-path>: The path to the YAML file containing the agent definition");
Console.WriteLine(" <prompt>: The prompt to send to the agent");
return;
}
var yamlFilePath = args[0];
var prompt = args[1];
// Verify the YAML file exists
if (!File.Exists(yamlFilePath))
{
Console.WriteLine($"Error: File not found: {yamlFilePath}");
return;
}
// Read the YAML content from the file
var text = await File.ReadAllTextAsync(yamlFilePath);
// Example function tool that can be used by the agent.
[Description("Get the weather for a given location.")]
static string GetWeather(
[Description("The city and state, e.g. San Francisco, CA")] string location,
[Description("The unit of temperature. Possible values are 'celsius' and 'fahrenheit'.")] string unit)
=> $"The weather in {location} is cloudy with a high of {(unit.Equals("celsius", StringComparison.Ordinal) ? "15°C" : "59°F")}.";
// Create the agent from the YAML definition.
var agentFactory = new ChatClientAgentFactory(chatClient, [AIFunctionFactory.Create(GetWeather, "GetWeather")]);
var agent = await agentFactory.CreateFromYamlAsync(text);
// Invoke the agent and output the text result.
Console.WriteLine(await agent!.RunAsync(prompt));
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<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
<PropertyGroup>
<OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
<TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
<Nullable>enable</Nullable>
<ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
</PropertyGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" />
<PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.Agents.Persistent" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Bot.ObjectModel" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Bot.ObjectModel.Json" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Bot.ObjectModel.PowerFx" />
</ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\src\Microsoft.Agents.AI.Declarative.AzureAI\Microsoft.Agents.AI.Declarative.AzureAI.csproj" />
</ItemGroup>
</Project>
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// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
// This sample shows how to load an AI agent from a YAML file and process a prompt using Foundry Agents as the backend.
using System.ComponentModel;
using Azure.Identity;
using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
var endpoint = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_FOUNDRY_PROJECT_ENDPOINT") ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("AZURE_FOUNDRY_PROJECT_ENDPOINT is not set.");
var model = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_FOUNDRY_PROJECT_MODEL_ID") ?? "gpt-4.1-mini";
// Read command-line arguments
if (args.Length < 2)
{
Console.WriteLine("Usage: DeclarativeAgents <yaml-file-path> <prompt>");
Console.WriteLine(" <yaml-file-path>: The path to the YAML file containing the agent definition");
Console.WriteLine(" <prompt>: The prompt to send to the agent");
return;
}
var yamlFilePath = args[0];
var prompt = args[1];
// Verify the YAML file exists
if (!File.Exists(yamlFilePath))
{
Console.WriteLine($"Error: File not found: {yamlFilePath}");
return;
}
// Read the YAML content from the file
var text = await File.ReadAllTextAsync(yamlFilePath);
// TODO: Remove this workaround when the agent framework supports environment variable substitution in YAML files.
text = text.Replace("=Env.AZURE_FOUNDRY_PROJECT_ENDPOINT", endpoint, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
text = text.Replace("=Env.AZURE_FOUNDRY_PROJECT_MODEL_ID", model, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
// Example function tool that can be used by the agent.
[Description("Get the weather for a given location.")]
static string GetWeather(
[Description("The city and state, e.g. San Francisco, CA")] string location,
[Description("The unit of temperature. Possible values are 'celsius' and 'fahrenheit'.")] string unit)
=> $"The weather in {location} is cloudy with a high of {(unit.Equals("celsius", StringComparison.Ordinal) ? "15°C" : "59°F")}.";
// Create the agent from the YAML definition.
var agentFactory = new FoundryPersistentAgentFactory(new AzureCliCredential());
var agent = await agentFactory.CreateFromYamlAsync(text);
// Create agent run options
var options = new ChatClientAgentRunOptions(new()
{
Tools = [AIFunctionFactory.Create(GetWeather, name: nameof(GetWeather))]
});
// Invoke the agent and output the text result.
Console.WriteLine(await agent!.RunAsync(prompt, options: options));
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<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
<PropertyGroup>
<OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
<TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
<Nullable>enable</Nullable>
<ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
</PropertyGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" />
<PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.Agents.Persistent" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Bot.ObjectModel" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Bot.ObjectModel.Json" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Bot.ObjectModel.PowerFx" />
</ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\src\Microsoft.Agents.AI.Declarative.AzureAI\Microsoft.Agents.AI.Declarative.AzureAI.csproj" />
</ItemGroup>
</Project>
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// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
// This sample shows how to load an AI agent from a YAML file and process a prompt using OpenAI as the backend.
using System.ComponentModel;
using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
var apiKey = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("OPENAI_APIKEY") ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("OPENAI_APIKEY is not set.");
var model = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("OPENAI_MODEL") ?? "gpt-4o-mini";
// Read command-line arguments
if (args.Length < 2)
{
Console.WriteLine("Usage: DeclarativeAgents <yaml-file-path> <prompt>");
Console.WriteLine(" <yaml-file-path>: The path to the YAML file containing the agent definition");
Console.WriteLine(" <prompt>: The prompt to send to the agent");
return;
}
var yamlFilePath = args[0];
var prompt = args[1];
// Verify the YAML file exists
if (!File.Exists(yamlFilePath))
{
Console.WriteLine($"Error: File not found: {yamlFilePath}");
return;
}
// Read the YAML content from the file
var text = await File.ReadAllTextAsync(yamlFilePath);
// TODO: Remove this workaround when the agent framework supports environment variable substitution in YAML files.
text = text.Replace("=Env.OPENAI_APIKEY", apiKey, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
text = text.Replace("=Env.OPENAI_MODEL", model, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
// Create the agent from the YAML definition.
var agentFactory = new AggregatorAgentFactory(
[
new OpenAIChatAgentFactory(),
new OpenAIResponseAgentFactory(),
new OpenAIAssistantAgentFactory()
]);
var agent = await agentFactory.CreateFromYamlAsync(text);
// Example function tool that can be used by the agent.
[Description("Get the weather for a given location.")]
static string GetWeather(
[Description("The city and state, e.g. San Francisco, CA")] string location,
[Description("The unit of temperature. Possible values are 'celsius' and 'fahrenheit'.")] string unit)
=> $"The weather in {location} is cloudy with a high of {(unit.Equals("celsius", StringComparison.Ordinal) ? "15°C" : "59°F")}.";
// Create agent run options
var options = new ChatClientAgentRunOptions(new()
{
Tools = [AIFunctionFactory.Create(GetWeather, name: nameof(GetWeather))]
});
// Invoke the agent and output the text result.
Console.WriteLine(await agent!.RunAsync(prompt, options: options));